Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1434510.015 - George Koch Sons Llc Dba Pricewalgren

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1434510.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 10/21/2019

Site Address:
George Koch Sons Llc Dba Pricewalgren
5041 68th St Se
Caledonia, MI 49316

Mailing Address:
5041 68th St Se, Caledonia, MI 49316

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 333249

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/24/2019

Emphasis: N:Amputate, S:Injury/Illness

Case Closed: 12/18/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1502984	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001A	Serious	408.12646(A)	11/21/2019		$1,500	$3,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	408.12611(A)	11/21/2019		$0	$0	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 120874.015

Event: 09/12/2019

Employee's fingers are crushed by shear's hold-down clamp

At 8:00 a.m. on September 12, 2019, an employee was working as a machinist for a firm that manufactured industrial machinery. He was operating a metal shear or to cut parts. For some reason, he reached through a guard. The index finger and middle finger on his left hand were crushed when the hold-down clamps came down. The most severe injury was to the index finger, which was crushed. The tip of the middle finger lost skin and fatty tissue, but there was no bone loss. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Clamp, Crushed, Elderly, Finger, Fingertip, Hold-Down Clamp, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Machinist, Metal Shop, Pinched, Reach, Reaching, Shear, Shearing Machine, Skin, Training

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1434510.015	68	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinists

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